Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Duckwall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duckwall and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Duckwall

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Duckwall:
  • 39.568428, -78.185005
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Duckwall

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Duckwall is near Berkeley County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Duckwall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duckwall ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bath
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Burnt Factory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Elk Branch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jimtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Jones Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
• Ridersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sir Johns Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
• Sleepy Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
• Tomahawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk

How Far From Duckwall to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Duckwall to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Duckwall and extending to:

• Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Duckwall to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'